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扇贝
shànbèi
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English Definitionscallop (genus Pecten)
Simplified Script扇贝
Traditional Script扇貝
Pinyinshànbèi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sin3bui3
Word Decomposition
扇shànfan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of something; measure word for doors, windows etc
贝bèicowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic); (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
扇子shànzifan
扇形shànxíngcircular sector
扇区shànqūdisk sector (computing)
扇藻属shàn zǎo shǔpadina
扇积砾shàn jī lìfanglomerate
Words With Same Tail Word    
宝贝bǎobèitreasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
分贝fēnbèidecibel
小贝xiǎobèi"Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 贝克汉姆)
拷贝kǎobèicopy; to copy (loanword)
小宝贝xiǎo bǎobèidearie
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